1900 murder trial in Wagoner, Indian Territory

 JHar ,

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Before the state of Oklahoma and its court system were created, the U.S. Federal Court had authority in Indian Territory. The U.S. courts did take on matters that normally would have been heard in a state court, such as criminal cases. You can learn some about this and the court records here: https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/rg021-oklahoma-courts#federalcourts.

For assistance in seeing if a record of the murder trial of Moses Miller can be found, please contact the National Archives at Kansas City, which houses the records of the U.S. District Court in Oklahoma, including those of the territorial period. They can be reached by phone at (816) 268-8000 or by email at kansascity.archives@nara.gov.

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